Flesquieres & Cantaing Area

[tstewa]

gday

Im wondering if anybody might have trench maps for the Flesquieres area including Cantaing for around the battle of Cambrai Nov 1917.

Im also trying to find the maps showing the movements and boundaries for the 51st Division and its Brigades for the 20th to the 22nd of November 1917.

I hope someone might be able to help me

Thanks

Toby

[Malcolm]

http://www.naval-military-press.com/_search.php?page=1&q=51st+HD+History

pp253 has the map you want and a full desription of the actions.

Aye

Malcolm

[Guest]

Bewsher's History of the 51st Division available free HERE

Cheers Mike

[tstewa]

http://www.naval-mil...51st+HD+History

pp253 has the map you want and a full desription of the actions.

Aye

Malcolm

Gday Malcolm

Thankyou for that.

Ive got the 51st Histroy from a free download and have a copy of the map you mention.

Ive breifly seen what looked like the Battle maps for the attack on Flesquires and Cantaing. It showed the Divisions and Brigades boundaries as well as the Brigades objectives such as the red line etc .

The person that had it was very reluctant to share and Im assuming it was obtained at Kew?

Thanks again for the help

Toby

[Guest]

Hi Toby. You probably mean the Maps from the Official Histories HERE I have the CD-ROM but it's not possible, or legal to copy and send on. They prefer you to but it

I will have a rake, and see if I can find anything and pm you.

Cheers Mike

[Guest]

If you haven't already seen this on The Long Long Trail it will be useful.

Cheers Mike

[tstewa]

Thanks Mike

Ive noticed them and they are quite useful.

Thanks for the message, Ive sent through a reply.

Hopefully the maps exist, maybe I imagined it : )

Thanks again

Toby

[Guest]

On page 212 of Volume 7 HERE Some interesting photos etc on Cambrai/Cantaing. Not sure if those pictured are Gordon Highlanders though?

The Highland Territorials seen in the

lower illustration crossing a German trench, stormed Flesquires,

where there was "fierce fighting." They swept across the German

second line to beyond Cantaing, taking 500 prisoners, and halted

five miles beyond the former German front.

Cheers Mike

[4thGordons]

On page 212 of Volume 7 HERE Some interesting photos etc on Cambrai/Cantaing. Not sure if those pictured are Gordon Highlanders though?

The Highland Territorials seen in the

lower illustration crossing a German trench, stormed Flesquires,

where there was "fierce fighting." They swept across the German

second line to beyond Cantaing, taking 500 prisoners, and halted

five miles beyond the former German front.

Cheers Mike

That is an rather odd rendering of the picture but I think this is indeed a picture of the 4th Gordons crossing the trenchline - on the original version (IWM) it is possible to make out the three blue stripes (3Bn 154Bde) on some of the men's shoulders and helmets. I think Toby has this picture.

I have a sketch map from the Cantaing area somewhere.

Chris

[Guest]

Hi Chris. Sorry about the quality of the photo. I downloaded the B/W pdf, then copied the photo using 'snipping tool' so lost a lot of the quality. Good quality if you download the colour pdf. ( The photo will still be in black and white though)?

Mike

[tstewa]

Thanks Guys.

I do have the picture I bought it from the IWM.

Would love to see the sketch map if your able to find it Chris.

Mike your link to the Volumes of the War images books is great. I often see sections of these being sold on e-bay as reprints.

Great to know they are available as free downloads

Cheers guys

Toby

[4thGordons]

Would love to see the sketch map if your able to find it Chris.

Apologies - I misremembered - it is a map of Famars (1918).

Chris